Ecclesiastes 8:13
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”Ecclesiastes 8:13
What Does Ecclesiastes 8:13 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 8:13 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 8, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 8:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 14:2“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.”Isaiah 3:11“Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”Ecclesiastes 6:12“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”Isaiah 30:13“Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.”Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.”Malachi 3:18“Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.”2 Peter 2:3“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”Deuteronomy 17:20“That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.”1 Samuel 15:7“And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.”Job 7:6“My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.”Job 18:5“Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.”Job 20:5“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”Job 21:30“That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.”Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.”Psalms 11:5“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”Psalms 39:5“Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.”Psalms 55:23“But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”Psalms 109:23“I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.”Psalms 144:4“Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.”Matthew 13:49“So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,”
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